Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd in global study of AI awareness...RIYADH: Saudi Arabia ranks second globally for societal awareness of artificial intelligence, according to the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Index Report by Stanford University.
The study provides information for policymakers, researchers and industry professionals to better understand the current
Nearly a million Sahel children face ‘severe wasting’, UN says...DAKAR: Nearly a million young children in Africa’s Sahel region will face severe acute malnutrition this year amid high #food# prices, conflict and climate change, UNICEF warned Friday.
“An estimated 970,000 children under 5 from West Africa’s three central Sahel countries (Burkina
Swedish prosecutors see no need to cooperate with Russia on Nord Stream explosions...STOCKHOLM, April 6. /TASS/. Swedish prosecutors do not yet see the need to cooperate with #Russia# in the investigation into the sabotage acts at the Nord Stream pipelines, the case’s lead prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist told TASS.
We will gladly cooperate if we see that there is a need for it. B
Ukrainian conflict turns into 'trench warfaré...BELGRADE, April 7. /TASS/. The conflict in Ukraine has turned into difficult trench warfare, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in an interview to the RTS television aired late on Thursday.
Judging by how the situation unfolds, none of the sides can win, he said, adding that the crisis
War in Ukraine European governments have the courage to say No to America and NATO...
Continuing to #send# arms to the Ukrainian #state# to defend itself against the #Russia#n invaders means rejecting and erasing the fundamental principles on which Europe is based . The results of such a policy are there for all to see, they continue to shoot at everything and every
Leader set the record straight on Ukraine war...TEHRAN � In his latest speech, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, made it clear that #Iran# is not a party to the war in Ukraine, rejecting all the Western propaganda in that regard.
Ayatollah Khamenei delivered a speech at the holy shrine of Imam Reza
2018 Musk tweet unlawfully threatened workers’ union organizing efforts, court rules...NEW ORLEANS: A 2018 Twitter post by Tesla CEO Elon Musk unlawfully threatened Tesla employees with the loss of stock options if they decided to be represented by a union, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
The ruling by a three judge panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a March 20
Russia protests about ‘provocative actions’ by US forces in Syria...#Russia# has protested to the American led coalition against the Daesh militant group about “provocative actions” by US armed forces in Syria, Tass #news# agency said on Friday.
Tass cited a senior #Russia#n official as saying the incidents had occurred in the northeastern province of Hasakah
Iran hopes strategic pact with Russia finalized ‘in a month’...TEHRAN � #Iran#ian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday expressed hope that the long term strategic cooperation agreement between Tehran and Moscow will be finalized in “less than a month.”
“Reviews on the long term strategic cooperation agreement be
Iran insists it principally views political solution as remedy to Yemen crisis...TEHRAN � In view of Tehran’s “strategic principled policies” there is a “political solution” to the Yemen crisis, #Iran#’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said #Iran# insists on a full lifting of blockade on
No winners in nuclear war, Moscow asserts...UNITED NATIONS, March 31. /TASS/. #Russia# confirms that there can be no winners in a nuclear war, #Russia#’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said on Friday.
Yes, we confirm that there can be no winners in a nuclear war, he said at a session of the UN Security Council on Ru
Venezuela’s Maduro Confirms No Early Elections, Gov’t Hardens Stance Against US EU Demands...Mexico City, Mexico, March 13, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) � Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro confirmed that the country will hold constitutionally mandated presidential elections in 2024, rejecting calls for an early vote from Brussels, Washington, and the opposition.
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Beijing demands that US stop provoking China...BEIJING, March 30. /TASS/. The US Armed Forces must stop provoking China in the South China Sea, otherwise they will bear responsibility for any potential incidents, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Tan Kefei warned on Thursday.
The comment was Tan’s response to a US Navy vessel that alle
NATO readies Kiev for war of attrition and Russia to take aim at UK's crimes...MOSCOW, March 24. /TASS/. NATO is preparing Kiev for a war of attrition as #Russia# unpacks its tank reserves, #Russia#n envoy to London says Moscow won’t leave the #UK#’s violations of international law unanswered, and Turkey starts thinking about withdrawing its troops from Syria. These stor
The Cuban Collapse ...Cubans face a precarious present and an uncertain future. While the #government# focuses on the recovery of the #tourism# sector, people’s living conditions are driving the largest migratory exodus in the country’s history..
Inflation, the economic blockade and mismanagement mean many ar
The economic situation in Cuba is bad...For Jose Guerra Ferrer, a Havana based industrial engineer, “the economic situation in #Cuba# is bad”. “I hope it can be addressed by the new parliament,” he says, with reference to national assembly elections this weekend.
In recent years, #Cuba#’s parliament has implem
Oil, espionage rallying allies? Trips of Putin’s men to Cuba and Venezuela attract attention ...The recent #visit#s of high profile #Russia#n officials to #Cuba# and Venezuela, all in less than a week, have fueled scrutiny and speculation about #Russia#’s interests in the region amid the war it launched on Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser and close ally, Gen. Nikolai Patrushe
U.S. LEGISLATORS PRESENT BILL ON TRADEMARKS NATIONALIZED IN CUBA...HAVANA, March 12th This Thursday, a group of United States legislators presented a bill to prohibit courts from validating any claim of rights of a business or assets nationalized by the #Cuba#n #government#.The bipartisan bill was presented by congresspeople and senators simultaneously in both houses,
5 NEW FOREIGN COMPANIES WILL OPEN IN CUBA...HAVANA, March 19 The first business projects with 5 new foreign firms in the wholesale and retail trade will begin operations between April and May, according to several #news#-Cuba-en.html target=_blank>#Cuba#n media reports this Saturday.
The #news# stems from a meeting that took place on Friday at the headquarters of the Ministry
'Netanyahu made a gross miscalculation on judicial overhaul,' says senior US official...A senior #Biden# administration official said #Israel#i’s prime minister made a “gross miscalculation” in his handling of the judicial reform plan, in particular with regards to anxieties in the White House regarding the implications of the overhaul.
Speaking with the left leaning F
Iran hopes strategic pact with Russia finalized ‘in a month’...TEHRAN � #Iran#ian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Wednesday expressed hope that the long term strategic cooperation agreement between Tehran and Moscow will be finalized in “less than a month.”
“Reviews on the long term strategic cooperation agreement be
Only 20% of US financial aid for Ukraine goes to Kiev, lawmaker says...WASHINGTON, March 29. /TASS/. Washington hands over only about 20% of financial aid allocated for Ukraine directly to Kiev, with about 60% of this money being received by the US side itself, head of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Michael McCaul said during Committee hearing Wednesday.
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Israeli forces tighten security measures against Palestinians...RAMALLAH: #Israel#i armed forces’ assaults against Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem have continued with increasing frequency during Ramadan, Palestinian #sources# confirmed to Arab News.
On Tuesday, the #Israel#i army arrested 13 citizens from different parts of the West Bank. At
